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Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Staphylococcus lugdunensis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection that results in rapid local tissue destruction. Type 1 necrotizing fasciitis is characterized by polymicrobial, synergistic infections that are caused by non-Group A streptococci, aerobic
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Diabetes mellitus and necrotizing fasciitis – a deadly combination; case report [PDF]
, 2020 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly destructive affliction of soft tissues, with a mortality rate that may reach 73% of the cases. It is characterized by a progressive inflammation and extended necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina +8 more
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Clinical analysis of diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis
European Journal of Inflammation, 2022 It is difficult to diagnose necrotizing fasciitis early. In addition, untimely or incorrect treatment worsens the disease, which may then develop into severe necrotizing fasciitis.
Xiaoping Yu +4 more
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019 Background Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially lethal condition for which early and adequate treatment with surgical debridement and broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics are essential for survival. It is hypothesized that Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
Luke P H Leenen +7 more
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A fatal case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Escherichia coli after road traffic accident [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2022 OBJECTIVE: Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening skin infection that causes necrosis of subcutaneous tissue and fascia causing high mortality. Monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis (type II) usually is caused by group A streptococcus.
S. Puri +4 more
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Intestinal Perforation by a Toothpick as Reason for Necrotizing Fasciitis [PDF]
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2018 Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but often fatal disease. Given the various causes of necrotizing fasciitis, we report a case of sigmoid colon perforation caused by a toothpick subsequently resulting in fulminant necrotizing fasciitis of the ...
M. Rupp +4 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis of the neck: case presentation [PDF]
, 2017 Necrotizing fasciitis represents a severe and rare infectious disease, which is accompanied by extended necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and fascia layers, having as a result gangrene of the teguments.
Domuta, Maria +7 more
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Use of Infrared Thermography in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Study [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Necrotizing fasciitis is a difficult diagnosis with a very high mortality. However, thermal imaging has the potential to identify increasing skin temperature and rapid progression.
Brabrand, Mikkel +6 more
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2013 ABSTRACTNecrotizing fasciitis (NF) is among the most challenging surgical infections faced by a surgeon. The difficulty in managing this entity is due to a combination of difficulty in diagnosis, and also of early as well as late management. For the patient, such a diagnosis means prolonged hospital stay, painful dressings, an extended recovery, and in
Jagdish Sadasivan +2 more
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A Patient with Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis after a Total Knee Replacement: A Case Report
Diagnostics, 2023 Necrotizing fasciitis is a relatively rare and serious fatal soft-tissue infection that is characterized by a rapidly spreading bacterial infection located in the subcutaneous tissues.
Shu-Hao Chang +4 more
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